Type 1 Diabetes Case Study

Two years ago, my son had just started kindergarten and had a great friend named Jack. One day my son came home from school to tell me that his class had made Jack a get well card because he was in the hospital. I immediately called Jack’s mom, Trasi, to find out what was going on. She told me her son had just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I could tell from the sound of Trasi’s voice that she was having a hard time. I didn’t know very much about type 1 diabetes and couldn’t comprehend what she was going through. Over the past two years, Trasi has explained to me all she goes through on a daily basis and it is so hard to believe all that she has to do to keep her son alive. I decided to interview Trasi to try to understand more what it is like to live with a child who has type 1 diabetes. We met at a local coffee shop and I had the pleasure of getting to drink coffee with a friend and getting to know more about the life Trasi now lives.
Jack
On September 26, 2013, Trasi’s life was turned upside down. It was on this day that her five-year old son, Jack, was …show more content…
This led her to find the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, JDRF. JDRF is the largest diabetes research foundation and they have been around for over 45 years. Trasi contacted the foundation to find out how she could be involved. “We need a cure and I knew I had to do all I could to find one for my son.” Trasi has taken on being a board member for the local JDRF. The JDRF puts on a yearly walk that raises money for the foundation. There is also a skiing event and a dinner auction that JDRF holds every year. “My main goal is to raise money through the different events JDRF puts on. The money is used for research in finding a cure for diabetes and for diabetes prevention.” It is a monumental task, but one that Trasi will keep fighting until there is a cure for type 1